Song for the Soul

Playing the songs on repeat
Like reading books;
I cannot get enough of

I listen through the list
Aching for more to go on
Serenading my life with song

Every lyric is my redemption
Every tune my lullaby
My heart and soul all in one

I people-watch with music on
Visions of pain lingering
Displaying all the chaos of the world

I turn the music up
Watching the smiles and tears
Mentally holding their hands

I am powerless
But with music I am in one piece
Stranded, but not alone

The tempo builds up
Like some invisible pressure;
Someday someone's got to explode

Time comes for work to be done
Music off, I sit down at the desk
And start feeding the pain

But deep inside a song is playing
Within the labyrinth of mess
I am at peace